The president of Albania has joined Snoop Dogg, the rapper, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the actress, on the long list of unlikely global celebrities who support Celtic.

On a video on his presidential Facebook page, Ilir Meta is pictured smiling, arm aloft and singing along with a group of fans, in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, where Celtic were playing in a qualifier of the Uefa Champions League. FC Sarajevo were defeated 1-3 by Celtic.

Mr Meta appeared delighted by the encounter, and said he reminisced with fans about Rudi Vata, an Albanian international player, who played 45 games for Celtic in the mid-1990s.

Mr Meta told his followers: “There was no lack of respect for Rudi Vata, the star of our national team and Celtic